The society’s founder and guiding light is Takashi Ryuho Ijichi, long-time San Diego Community College art instructor and a leading figure in San Diego’s Japanese cultural community. With the semi-retirement of Sensei Takashi in 2017, our San Diego Community College teachers are Iris Lowe-Reiss and Michiyo Kirkpatrick.

Society News

2020 ANNUAL ART SHOW

"THE YEAR OF THE RAT" show is CANCELLED

WE WILL HAVE A "POP-UP'' SHOW IN THE PARK ON AUGUST 30TH.

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SOCIETY WORKSHOPS

THE SOCIETY'S APRIL 4TH WORKSHOP IS CANCELLED

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SPRING and SUMMER CLASSES

TAKASHI IJICHI: Takashi Sensei is teaching his classes online at their regular time through ZOOM. If you haven’t been contacted by him, please reach out to him at takashiijichi@mail.com for more information. You will need to install ZOOM on your computer, tablet or phone.

TATSUKO SANDIN: Tatsuko Sensei is teaching her classes through email. You should have received an email from her by now. If not, please reach out to her at ttsandin@att.net

IRIS LOWE-REISS: Iris is teaching her classes online. If you have not been contacted by her, please reach out to her at drilowe@gmail.com

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BOOKS (New PDF eBooks)

The Books tab has been updated to display all 10 of Cliff Brown's PDF eBooks Collection, including his newly added "Realm of Clouds". This is his June 2019 thirty day challenge to become a “sumi-e scientist” and engage in a technical study of the application of sumi-e to painting clouds.

TUESDAY PAINTERS GALLERY

A new Tuesday Painters Gallery page has been added under the Art Galleries menu item. We collected paintings made between 2013 and this year. Please take a look at these very creative paintings and let us know if there is value in this approach, and what other subjects should be included with their own Gallery page.

UPCOMING WORKSHOPS

Workshops are held on the first Saturday of each month.

To access the 2020 Workshop Schedule, located at the bottom of the Society Information & Workshops page, Click HERE.

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TUESDAY PAINTERS

Tuesday Painters is a group of FOT members and sumi-e students who meet to paint outdoors. The informal group meets the 1st, 3rd, 4th and any 5th Tuesdays of each month from 9 am until noon. If you'd like to join in with the Tuesday Painters, contact Gaye Lingley takasumiesociety@gmail.com.

KINU-E KAI SILK PAINTING

Kinu-e Kai is the Friends of Taka Sumi-e silk painting group. The groups meets monthly at Leucadia Pizza in University City (near the Costa Verde and UTC shopping centers). If you have questions contact Stephanie Mast, finmanhamster01@yahoo.com.